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package topics;


/**
 * A topic space (a hierarchy of topics within a particular namespace).
 * Provides methods for managing the topics and performing queries on them.
 */
public interface TopicSpace
   extends TopicSet
{
   /**
    * Returns this topic space's name.
    *
    * @return this topic space's name
    */
   String getName(  );

   /**
    * Returns this topic space's target namespace.
    *
    * @return this topic space's target namespace
    */
   String getTargetNamespace(  );
}